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    Congress enacted the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 in 1980 after the President signed it into law in February of the same year. Glenn Anderson‚ the 32nd representative of California congressional district‚ sponsored the bill leading to this act. The purpose of this bill was to provide aviation operators with advanced help in preparing programs to minimize noise in airports and other related areas to improve and ensure continued aviation security. The enactment of this bill followed

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    Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Shakespeare quotes “there is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.” These are words of wisdom‚ as Shakespeare had discovered centuries ago that are still relative to the daily events that occur for the average twenty-first century adult. People often waste too much time thinking about small negative aspects of their day which creates added stress that is not necessary. Like over analyzing every detail of

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    The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors was created in 1919 to promote greater safety to life and property through uniformity in the construction‚ installation‚ repair‚ maintenance‚ and inspection of pressure equipment. The National Board membership oversees adherence to laws‚ rules‚ and regulations relating to boilers and pressure vessels. The National Board Members are the chief boiler inspectors representing most states and all provinces of North America‚ as well as many

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    Ever since I was a kid I’ve been afraid of empty spaces. I would put random objects all around my house to try and fill the empty spaces: a notebook in the corner of the dining room‚ a teddy bear in the middle of the kitchen‚ a tissue box in the hallway. My parents took me to a doctor because they thought I had OCD. But‚ no‚ that was not the reason for my behavior‚ for my fear. No‚ it was the result of an incident that happened 17 years ago. An incident I try so hard to forget but still remember

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    Dream Night Empty Skies Follow Heavy Rains Most children want to have a pet to take care of‚ and I was no different. But now‚ at 20 years old‚ I want such a friend more than ever. I hummed softly to myself as I strolled the sidewalk‚ avoiding the shallow puddles from the morning rain. Perhaps it was the inherent loneliness of a solo walk‚ or maybe it was that I’d passed the pet shelter a block back. If I had such a friend‚ I could go on these walks with a smile. I could act like I was having a conversation

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    Human Noise Pollution on Whitetail Deer Populations Table Of contents: Introduction 3 Literature Review 5 Methodology

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    “Less is More” Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is best known for his popular aphorism “less is more‚” which describes the simplicity of his modernist architectural style. As described by Robert Hughes in Visions of Space‚ Mies van der Rohe transformed America’s major cities from heavy‚ clad masonry to high-rising steel and glass skyscrapers. Mies van der Rohe’s style was praised and adopted by many other architectural professionals. However‚ not all architects were fond of Mies van der Rohe’s “less

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    ON HOW TO MAKE IRKUTSK CITY MORE ATTRACTIVE AS A TOURISTIC CITY A Proposal Submitted to The Irkutsk department of tourism March 30‚ 2012 Prepared by Tatiana Peskova Snezhana Polozova Maria Selezneva TABLE OF CONTENT TABLE OF CONTENT 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 INTRODUCTION 4 THE PROBLEM 4 THE BACKGROUND 5 PROPOSED SOLUTION 6 RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTIONS 7 REFERENCE LIST 9 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper entitled “A PROPOSAL ON HOW TO MAKE IRKUTSK CITY MORE ATTRACTIVE

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    Witte make Russia a more stable and prosperous country? Even thought there were problems with Witte’s approach to development is not to deny that Russia needed major reform. Its defeat by Western powers in the Crimean War (1853-1856)‚ lack of industrial development‚ poor infrastructure‚ left it much weaker than its competitors in Europe. As finance minister‚ Witte pushed for greater exports‚ ambitious industrialisation and to get large foreign loans. With these policies he hoped to make Russia

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    Even though technology has greatly advanced in the last decade‚ most governments of countries around the world still use fossil fuel-based methods of energy production. This can be detrimental to mankind since‚ according to (online) http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/welcome.htm‚ "The use of these fuels has two major problems; it depletes the natural supply and eventually will run out; and the burning of the fuel (i.e. coal) creates vast pollution in the form of greenhouse gases (GHG’s such

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